Field-attachable connector with sliding contacts

An electrical connector adapted to be connected to a cable having a plurality of wires, comprising:

• a casing including an intake for receiving said cable;
• a contact holder for each of said wires removably received within said casing and including a receptacle;
• a connector assembly seated in each of said receptacles for connecting to an associated one of said wires, each connector assembly including:
• a conductive band defining an opening sized to receive an associated wire and first and second opposing portions, said first opposing portion defining an internally threaded aperture;
• a threaded member received in said internally threaded aperture of said band;
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• a contact element adapted to be connected to a mating connector and received in said opening of an associated band adjacent said threaded member, wherein said contact element is a generally flat metal member having first and second depending legs spaced apart to receive in electrical contacting relation a connector element of a mating connector;
• whereby when a wire is placed in said central opening of said band between said second portion of said band and said contact, and said threaded member is tightened, said threaded member forces said contact element against said inserted wire to establish electrical continuity between a wire of said cable and an associated contact element of said connector.